Itasca Crime
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Officials hope decrease in opioid deaths continues in McHenry, suburban CookMar 14, 2019 5:30 am - It's a result McHenry County officials hope will continue: fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2018 than 2017, the first such decrease in four years. The county recorded 44 ...
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West Chicago man charged with domestic battery, weapons offensesMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - A West Chicago man faces new felony charges after punching his girlfriend, pulling a gun on her and threatening to kill her, authorities said Thursday. The new case come...
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Suspect in custody after Willowbrook shootingMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's officials say a suspect is in custody and “multiple individuals” are being interviewed after Thursday morning's shooting of two adults near Willo...
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April 2 sentencing set for Glen Ellyn killerMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man convicted in January of murdering his girlfriend and concealing the homicide faces life in prison when he is sentenced on April 2. A DuPage County jury ...
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DuPage panel examining 'negative effects' of adult businessesMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - Advocates say DuPage County could help combat sex trafficking by creating a licensing process for adult businesses that includes regular inspections and background check...
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Aurora traffic stop leads to charges against 'sovereign citizen'Mar 12, 2019 1:00 am - A routine traffic stop by Aurora police escalated into two felony charges against a man who claimed he was a "sovereign citizen" and laws do not apply to him, according ...
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Woman not guilty of DUI in 2016 fatal crash into Aurora houseMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - After about an hour of deliberations, a Kane County jury Tuesday found a 30-year-old Streator woman not guilty of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in a fatal crash i...
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20 years later, emotions still raw for those who worked Lemak murder caseMar 05, 2019 4:30 am - Emotions remain raw and images vivid in the minds and hearts of both first responders and prosecutors on the 20th anniversary of the grisly murder of three children at t...
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Bail set at $750,000 for man charged in Downers Grove overdoseMar 05, 2019 12:00 am - A Maywood man is being held on $750,000 bail in connection with a Downers Grove man's Dec. 15 overdose death. Gregory Jones, 47, of the 1000 block of South 12th Avenue, ...
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Boot camp likely for teen who accidentally shot himself in legs at Aurora restaurantMar 05, 2019 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Broadview man has been sentenced to prison - with a recommendation for boot camp - for shooting himself in the legs while playing with a gun in his pocket ...